| About This Author  Hi there! I'm a grandmother, a nursing educator, an avid knitter and an aspiring writer. I created this page for family and friends who expressed interest in reading my writing. It is mostly poetry with a few short stories sprinkled here and there . The poem on this page is one my Mom favored. The collectible trinket is from a needlework picture of Longfellow's home she completed. Mom loved poetry and was an avid reader. She and my brother,Rasputin   , inspire me still. I have a published form modification called the Rondel Grand Modified; it is located here: http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/2842-invented-forms-found-only-at-w... Drop me a note by clicking on the "Contact Me" link above and let me know you stopped to visit. Happy reading and write on! | BooksA location for all my writing books  Oriental Poems  My Than-Bauk poems, Haiku and Senyru poetry  The story of we...  ...who are not to be  Interconnected Threads - Book VI  Our writing legacy continues   Frayed Feisty Threads - Book IV  Scraps and scribbles from 1960 - 2015  Gossamer Threads - Book III  Continuation of Joe's writing  Fragile Threads - Book II  Collection of my brother's writing  Helen's Corner - Book I  My Mom's writing |